I looked up the word "Mocha" online, and I discovered that it is actually a type of coffee bean from Africa. I love learning new stuff. Here I was, thinking that mocha was a blend of chocolate and coffee flavors. I guess a lot of other people think that too, including people at Starbucks and McDonald's. Here's a mocha flavored shake in the 'chocolate plus coffee' sense. I have a French press and a Keurig brewer. I think the French press will brew coffee stronger, so it is better for this shake, keeping the chocolate flavor of the shake mix from overwhelming the coffee flavor. It's a great single beverage, instead of bringing both a mug of coffee (for the caffeine) and a shake (for the nutrition) with you when you're running late to work. I brew a full 2 cup carafe of French press coffee in the morning on a weekend, pour a cup, let the press stand for an extra 10 minutes, or so, and then put the extra cup in the fridge, covered, to use on Monday morning in my shake. Here's the recipe:
1 cup coffee, cold
1 scoop chocolate shake mix
8 to 10 ice cubes
Put the cold coffee in the blender, set to stir. While blender is stirring, quickly add chocolate powder. Set blender to 'mix' (medium) and add ice cubes.
Variations:
add a half teaspoon of almond extract OR cinnamon (not together, please) when you add the powder, or use your favorite flavored coffee.
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